Lard-extracting machine.



H. E. PAOLUGGI.

LARD EXTRAGTING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED JAN.31. 1913.

1,083,129. i Patented Dee. 30, 1913.

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H. E. PAOLUCCI.

LARD BXTRAGTING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED JAN.31, 191s.

1,083,1 29. v Patented Dec. 30, 1918.

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H. E. PAOLUGCI.

LARD EXTBAGTING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED IAN.31. 191 3.

Patented Dec. 30, 1913. I

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H. E. PAOLUGGI.

LARD EXTRAGTING MACHINE.

'APPLICATION FILED JAN.31,1913,

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LARD EXTRAUTING MACHINE.

APPLIOATION FILED JArml. 191s,

1,083,129. v Patented Dec. 30, 19.13.

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tl. E. PAOLUGGI.

LARD- EXTRAGTING MACHINE.

A'PPLIoAfrIoN FILED JAN.31. 191s.

Patented Dec. 30, 1913.

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n HENRY E. PAOLUCCI, 0F SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS.

Lann-EXTRAGTING MACHINE.

Bpeciiication of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 30, 1913.

Application mea January 31,1913. serial Nu. 745,467.

To all whom 'it muy concer-n;

Be it known that I, HENRY E. PAoLUccI, a citizen of the United States, residing at San Antonio, in the county of Bexar and State of Texas, have invented new and useful Improvements in Lard-Extracting Machines, of which the following'is a specification.

This nvention relates to' lard dispensing machines, and while the machine will be describedy for the specific purpose stated, it

will be understood that any substance ofsubstantially the same consistency as lardmay be equally as well dispensed by the apparatus referred to.

The main object of the'invention is to provide a machine or apparatus by means of which lard may be extracted directly from the original shipping vessel, such as a barrel, and-dispensed in wholesale or retail quantities, so that the lard will be expelled through and delivered from a dispensing nozzle,- beneath which any suitable recepta-y 'cle may be placed.

A further object of` the invention is to provide a machine'of the class described, which is adjustable in height, so as' to accommodate a barrel or other vessel of'any desired height.

A further object of the invention is to provide an adjustable or expansible *hopper which is adapted for movement in such barrel ,or vessel, and which acts to gather in or center the lard in a proper condition to receive the bucket, hereinafter described. This hopper is made to expand and contract in accordance with' the variation in the diameter or internal dimensions of the barrel or vessel, so as to scrape the inner walls thereof and gather in all of the lard.

A further object of the invention is-to l provide a lard extracting bucket which is mounted for movement into and out of the hopper, and which is vadaptedto be opened and closed, so as to receive and hold its charge of lard, together with means for locking said bucket in a predetermined disp pensmg position.

A further object of the inventionv is to provide means for audibly indicating the fact that the bucket has become filled with iard, so as to prevent overlilling thereof, and

the loss of lard.

A further object of the invention is to .provide a novell arrangement of dispensing nozzle, so combined with a discharge pipe of the bucket, as to be movable into and out of coupled engagement therewith.

With the above and' other objects in view, the mvention consists in the construction, combination and arrangement of parts, as

will be hereinafter more fully described,

illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and pointed out in the claims hereunto appended. i

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a side elevation of a lard dispensing machine, em bodying the present invention, showing the lard extracting bucket andvnozzle in dispensing position. Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the upper portion of the machine on an enlarged scale, the underlying supporting stand being partly broken away. Fig, 3 is a rear elevation of the same, showing the shipping vessel or barrel in diametrical section. Fig. 4. is a side elevationV of the machine, partly in section, showing the bucket moved downwardly` and receiving its charge of lard. Fi 5 is a view similar to Fig. 4, but illustrating the bucket raised and locked in its dispensing position, the bottom of the bucket closed, and the expressing plunger moving downwardly within the bucket. Fig. 6 is a top plan view of the machine. Fig. 7 is a horizontal cross section on the line 7-7 of Fig. 1. Fig. 8 is a top plan view of the hopper and -the frame carried thereis a detail sectional view illustrating the bell 100 tripping mechanism. Fig. 16 is a plan view of the mechanism for locking the plunger operating shaft. i

Referring to the drawings, l designates a shipping vessel in the form 'of an ordinary 105 barrel, in which the lard to be dispensed isv contained. The machine embodies a supportingfstand, which is shown as substantially triangular in horizontal section, s0

as .to leave Ythe same open on one side, the 110 Fig. 13 is a.

Each of the legs 2, in the preferred embodiment of the invention, is made tubular, so as to receive downwardly extending ide rods 5 on the bottom of a table 6, which is thereby made adjustable up and down' with relation to the remainder of the stand, so as to 'enable said table 6 to be brought into a plane substantially in line with the top edge of the barrel 1, as illustrated in Fig. 1.

The means for raising and lowerin the table is shown as consisting of a rack ar 7 which extends downwardly from the bottom of the table, where it is engaged by a pinion 8 mounted on a shaft 9 provided with an operating crank handle 10, by turnin which the rack bar 7 may\be moved upwardly and inner end of said nozzle and the discharge. pipe 22, with which the lard extracting bucket is equipped, as will hereinafter appear.

By reference to Fig. 14 `it will be observed that the inner end of the nozzle 17 is flared and tapered, as shown at 23, and the adjacent end of the pipe 22 is correspondingly constricted and tapered, as shown at 24, soas to obtain a close non-leaking iit between the pipe 22 and the nozzle 17 at their coupling point. It may be explained at this time that the longitudinal movement of the nozzle 17 is necessaryhin order to enable the discharge pipe 22 'to clear the nozzle 17, during the 'upward and downward movements -of the lard extracting bucket.

Referring now particularly to Figs. 3, 4, 8 and 9, 25 designates what may be termed downwardly to correspondingly elevate 21.11%,v an inverted funnel-shaped hopper having a depress the table'6.

The shaft 9 is mounted in suitable bearings 11 secured to the to connecting bars 3 of the`stand, and aftert e desired adjustment referred to has been obtained, the crank handle 10 is adapted to be placed in a keeper loop 12 secured to one of the bars 3, so as to prevent the said hand crank from turning and thereby lowering the table 6.

Oppositely arranged stationary side bars 13 form a portion of the main frame of the machine, and extend upwardly from the table 6 in rigid relation to the latter, and in planes at opposite sides of the barrelor vessel 1. These side bars form portions of the machine frame, and are connected at their upper ends by a cross head 14, to which other portions of the frame are connected, as will hereinafter appear.

Another frame member 15 extends upwardly from the table 6, and is rigidly connected thereto by corner plates or braces 16, as shown in Fig. 1. This frame member 15 is in the form of a vertical plate or board, and forms a support for the dispensing nozzle 17. vThis nozzle is mounted for longitudinal andY axial movement in a collar 18 which is provided with a base flange 19, and bolted or otherwise fastened to the .support 15. The collar 18 is provided with a spiral;

groove 2O which receives a handle 21 in the form of a pin fastened to the nozzle 17, as best illustrated in Fig. 14, so that by graspf ing the handle 21 and moving the same through a half circle, the nozzle is turned from the operative or dispensing position, illustrated in Figs. land 14' for example, to an inverted or non-dispensing position, as shown for example in Fig. 4. In this axial or movement of the nozzle, the pin or handle 21 by traversing the slot 2O causes Y the-body portion of the nozzle to move longitudinally through the collar 18, so as to effect a coupling or uncoupling between the lownwardly flaring lower section 26 which is split or divided, as shown at 27, to permit said tapered portion to expand and contract in size, in accordance with the internal shape and dimensions of the vessel or barrel 1, in order that the bottom edge of the section 26 may scrape the inner walls of the barrel and enable the hopper to gather in all of the lard, as itis depressed from the top toward the bottom of said barrel. To secure good contact, the bottom of the section 2 6 may be grooved to receive a packin ring 28.

This packing r1ng 1s located on t e exterior of the section 26 of the hopper and moves always in contact with the inner surface of the barrel. The hopper also comprises a cylindrical upper section 29, to which the lower section 26 is 4connected by links 30, said links being attached tothe section 26 at the points 31, and being pivotally connected, at 32, to the side bars 33 of frame extending upwardly to siderably above the hopper, being connected at the vtop by a laterally offset connecting bar 35. l

In order to provide forexpandingl and contracting the lower flared section 26 of the hopper, a rack bar 35', in the form of a strap, is attached to the overlapping edge of said bottom .section at the point 36, and works between guides 37, and is provided with rack teeth 38 which are engaged by a pinion 39 on the lower end of a vertical shaft 40 mounted inA suitable bearings on the hopper and top bar of as shown in Figs. 8 and 9,- said shaft being provided at its upper end with a bevel pinion 41 which meshes with another bevel pinion 42 on a horizontally disposed hopper contracting shaft 43 provided at one end with a crank ,handle 44.

Encircling the shaft 43 is a hopper ex panding coiled spring 45, one end of which 1s connected to said shaft, and the other end a point conthe hopper frame,

a bail-shaped the side bars isc shaft turns.

to -a fix'ed bearing collar'46, in which the This spring 45 is so mounted that the tension thereof will be exerted to turn the shafts 43 and 40 in a direction which will cause the iared bottom section of the hopper to expand and ride in contact with the inner surface of the barrel 1. By operating the crank handle 44, the tension of the spring 45 may be overcome, thereby contracting the lower portion of the hopper, so that it may be inserted or withdrawn through the top of the barrel or vessel. When the hopper is so contracted in size, it maybe held in such contracted condition by a pawl 47 on the frame ofthe hopper, which engages a ratchet wheel 48 on the hopper contracting shaft 43.

The hopper and 'its frame, and the parts carried thereby, ashereinabove just described, is disconnected from the remainder of the frame of the machine but is adapted to be depressedfrom time to time, in order to keep the same filled with lard, by one or more projections 52 on the bucket 52 pressing downwardly on ,the ring 145, which forces the hopper downwardly into the barrel. y

In order to maintain a fixed relation b'etween the barrel 1 and the frame of the machine, clamps 49 are arranged upon the inner side of the side bars 13 of the frame, as shown in Fig. 3, and are manipulated by means of thumb screws or nuts 50, so as to bear against the inside ofthe top edge of the vessel or barrel 1, and clamp'such edge between themselves nd the lower extremities of theside bars 3 which are beveled or chamfered, as shown at 51.

, The lard extracting bucket 52 is adapted for movement .into and out of the hopper 25, as

illustrated for example in Figs. 4 and 5. This bucket is in the for of a .hollow cylinder open at both top and bottom, but the bottom thereof is adapted to be closed by means of a pair of shutters 53 which are the shutters 53 are inwardly and upwardly inclined links 55 which pivotally connect,

- the slide rods 5 7 are .connecting rods 60, thepivotally l conl nected, at 61, to a V-shaped shutter operat This lever v62 is ulcrumed,f

at 56, to the lower ends of a pair of'slide rods 57 arranged to work through guides 58 on opposite sides of the bucket 52. lPivot-- ally connected, at 59, to the upper ends of upper ends;` of which are .in the side faces of the rack bar 64. The

rack bar 64 is provided -at its lower end with an annular band 67 extending perpendicular thereto and'a'round the upper part 'shaft 69, the rack bar 66, and, therefore, the

downward position hinged. to the bot V .tom edge of the bucket, at 54. Connected to of the lard bucket 52, to which it is riveted or otherwise fixedly attached, as shown at. 68.

69 represents the bucket operating shaft which is mounted in suitable bearings 70 on the cross head 14, said shaft being provided With an operating crank handle 71, and having fast thereon a pinion 72 which meshes with the teeth 73 of the rack bar 64. It will be observed that by revolving the lard bucket 52, will be correspondingly moved upwardly andl downwardly, theof the bucket being illustrated in Fig. 4, and the upward disp ensigg position thereof being illustrated in 'lllhe last-named figure shows the colipled connection between the nozzle 17 an the discharge pipe 22 of the lard bucket, i being observed that the pipe 22 communicates with the bottom of the bucket 52 by means of a port 74. In the same figure, theV expressing plunger 75 is shown as moving downwardly in the bucket 52, and ypressing' 90 the lard through the port 74 and pipe 22 into the nozzle 17, the discharge end of which is capable of being opened and closed by` means of a gate or shutter 7 6. As shown in Fig. 5, the plunger 75 has an up- 95 Wardly extending rack bar 77 rigidly secured thereto and meshing with a pinion 78 fast on a plunger operating shaft 79 mountedin suitable bearings`80 on the machine frame, and provided with anA operating crank handle. 81. By means of the meot anism just described,.the plunger 75 may be shifted upwardly and downwardly, and when it is moved downwardly n the bucket 52, it serves to eX ress the lard therefrom.

The lever 62 which is fulcrumed directly on the verticallymovable rack bar 64 is carred .thereby at Yall times, and, therefore, when the bucket 52 is moved upwardly or downwardly, the shutter operating connections are simultaneously movedy therewith.

en the bucket 52 is at the upperlimit of its movement, or in dispensing positlon, as shown in Fig. 5, a latch 82, pivotally mounted at 83 on the'lever 62, engages under a 115 shoulder 84at the upper end of therack bar 64, as shown in Figs. 5 and 10, the latch` 82 being held in engagement with said shoulder 84 by means of a'spring 85. The latch 82 isprovided with a laterally projecting trip pin 86, against which operates one arm 87 of a.lever, fulcrumed at 88 on abracket 89 vcarried Vby the rack bar 64. 4The other arm 90 fof said lever extends through an elongated. open center link 91, which is suspended at its upper end on a hook 92, at the overhanging extremity of a spring arm or sup- Sport 93 secured to the upper end 'of the verticalarm 94of a bracket, the lower horizonta'l arm 95' of which is secured to the frame 1.30

of the machine, adjacent to the cross head 14, as shown in Fig. 1. The link 91 extends downwardly ar enough to embrace and engage a pin 96 projecting laterally from the upper extremlt-y of the rack bar 77, as Shown in Fig. 5, so that when the plunger has reached the lower limit of its movement in the bucket 52, the pin 96 will pull the link 91 downwardly, causing theup er end of said link to depress the arm 90 of the trip lever, bringing the arm 87 of said lever against the pin 86 and moving the -la-tch 82 out of engagement with the shoulder 84 on the rack bar 64. This releases or unlocks the rack bar in readiness for another downward movement of the lard extracting bucket 52.

In order to lock the lever 62 against pivotal movement, when the shutters 53 are swung'open and made to assume a vertical position, as shown in Fig. 4, so as t0 readily force their way into the body of lard in the hopper, I provide a hand operated lever 97 which is pivoted, at 98, to the lever 62. The lever 97 is provided with a locking arm 99 extending at an'angle thereto and provided with a locking lip or hook 100 at the extremity thereof, which is adapted to engage al keeper 101 extending laterally from the post 102 on the horizontally projecting arm 103 of the bracket 89, above referred to. Arranged above the fixed keeper 101 is a spring jaw 104 which is adapted to yield upwardly, as the hook 100 passes over thekeeper 101, said Springjaw serving to hold the hook in engagement with the keeper, this also being assisted by a spring 105 which is interposed between the handle (portion of the lever 97 and the correspon ing portion of the shut-ter operating lever 62. In order to unlock is pressed toward the lever 62, thereby lifting the spring jaw 104 and allowing the hook 100 to disengage itself from the keeper 101. This being done, the lever 62 may be moved from the position illustrated in Fig. 4 to the position illustrated in Fig. 5, thereby moving the tion shown in Fig. 4 to the closed position shown in Fig. 5.

Aiter thelard vllas-.beenforced out. of thebucket 52 by the action of the plunger 75, as the bucket is moved downwardly to obtain a new charge, the rack bar 64 necessarily moves downwardly therewith, carrying the pivot 63 of the lever 62. In such movement, a projection 106 on the bottom of the lever 62 is held back by a spring catch 107 onthe upper end of the bracket armv 94, thereby causing the inner end of said lever to be depressed, and by means of the connections between said lever'62 and the shutters 53, the latter are moved from the closed position shown in Fig. 5 to the open position shown in Fig. 4. The spring catch 107 is shown in Fig. 13./

the lever 62, the lever 97 shutters from the open posisimilar to that' used on the stas of umbrellas, and is adapted to recede when the lever 62 is moved upwardly, so as to allow the projection 106 to .pass by the spring 107, the latter snapping under-said projection,

when the parts reach the position Ashown in Fig. 5.

When the bucket 52 .reaches the upper limit of its movement, where it is in dispensing position, a'pin 108 strikes against a latch 109l pivotally mounted, at 110, on the nozzle support 15, and thereby releases a locking dog 111 which is pivotally mounted, at 112, on the nozzle support 15, as illustrated in Figs. 12 and 13. The dog 111 then moves by gravity under a shoulder 113 on the rack bar 64, as shown in Fig. 12, thereby sustaining the lard"bucket 52 in position to effect a coupling between the discharge pipe 22 and the nozzle 17. To release the rack bar 64, the dog 111 is swung outwardly by means of a suitable handle 114, until a pin 115 on the dog engages behind a shoulder 116 on the latch 109, as The operator is advised when the lard bucket 52 is. filled by 'the sounding of a bell 117 supported'by a post 118 extending upwardly from the horizontal arm 103 of the bracket 89.

119.designates a spring arm carrying a bell hammer 120, said arm projecting far enough to one side of the bell to be engaged by a hammer jack 121 having a shoulder 122 adapted to engage the extremity of the hammer arm 119 as illustrated for example in Figs. 1, 4 and 15. The hammer jack is pivotally mountedv on an extension 123 of the arm 103 and is provided with a lip 124 which is adapted to be engaged by a t-appet shoulder 125 onla trip rod 126,`the upper end of which is bent over and extended downwardly to form a depressing ivnger'127 adapted to come intocontact with the upper side of the hammer arm 119 to depress the latter, as shown 1n Fig.` 1, when the rod 126 is moved downwardly.

The trip rod 126 extends through a guide 128 forming an extensionof the arm 103 of the bracket 89, and the lower end of said trip rod is pivotally connected at 129, to

lone arm--130 of abell `tripping'lever` which 1s fulcrumed, at 131, on the outer side of" the bucket 5 2, as best illustrated in Fig. 15. Theother arm132 'of the bell tripping lever is adapted to project within the bucket 52, andis provided with plate 133 having 'de 'pins 134 which pass through openings in the lever 132, the face plate 133 -being adjustable ,by means of 'a thumb screw 135 toward and away from the lever 132, so that said y/face plate may be adjusted with relation t'o the mass of lard, as it fills the bucket, in order-t0 enable the bell to be tripped before the bucket becomes overilled. By now referring to said Fig.

an adjustable face tripping lever a suilicient distance "thesleeve'- 138 will be caused" assenso 15, it willl beobserved that as the lard fills the bucket, it comes into Contact with the face plate 133, and thereby moves the bell to pull downwardly on therod 126. This causes the shoulder 125to operate against the lip 124,A

thereby rocking the jack out of engagement with the hammer arm 11-9 and allowing the hammer 120 to strike against the bell 117.-

Asthe bucket is then movedupwardly by the means hereinabove described, the arm 130- of the bell tripping lever comes in contact with a roller-136` on afixed arm 137 projecting from the' stationary machine `frame, as shown in Figs, 1 and 5, andi the arm 130 is depressed until the'A other arm 132101i thehellf tripping lever, together with the adjustable face plate 133 thereon, is rocked outwardly, as indica/ted by dotted lines in Fig. 15. This causes a suiiicient downward Inovem t of the'ro'dl126 to cause the finger 127 thereof to act with aV depressing elect on the hammer arm-119, which allows the jack 121 tovswing inwardly, until it engages saidE hammer a-rm and holds the same depressed, as shown in Figs. 1 and14. Thehammer isnow reset ready for another charging movement of the lard bucket.

In` orderto sustain the weight of the ed therewith, theV plunger operating shaft 79- and the'handle 8'1' thereof are constructed and arranged as illustrated in detail in Figss 16 in which -it will be observed that the handle 12 is provided with a sleeve 138 which surrounds and is slidable on the shaft 791and-5 is providedl with al clutchv face 139 adapted to engage a corresponding clutch face 140=on the hearing bracket 80, in which -theshat 79 is journaled, The sleeve 1-38- is provided* with a cam slot 141' which receives a pin-142011x the shaift 79, andE a contractile springv1`43- hasA one end fastened to said pin 142; and' thezother end fastenedto a pin 144'- on the hub of the handle 81. It will be ohserved that when thev handle 81l is turned,

to rotate par- "141 acting on the? pin 142 will cause' the clutch face 139" to: recede or'move out of' engagement withi the clutchl face 140.' This unlocks the crank' 81" from the bracket 80, and@ allows the shaft 79' to-be' turned for actuating the' rack and pinion mechanism'- to' 16, effecting an interloeked engagementwith' the sleeve-138'and1 the bracket 80which esl prevents any further movementI of the plunger 7 5';

Encircling the lard bucket 5.2 is a` scraperl lring^145 having' a flexiblepacking rin 1461 set into a' groove-in; its inner face, as s own in Fig. 4i This packing ring 1346 bears closely against the outer surface of the lard bucket and scrapes the lard therefrom 'as ther bucket moves vupwardly out oi the hop'- per. The ring 14'5 also" forms a closure for t-he upper part or neck of the hopper. As thev lard bucket moves upwardly, 'anges 147 at the bottom edge' thereof`come in contact with the under sidel of' the ring-145, and carryl the ringon upward with the bucket.

After the arrelE or vessel 1 has heen emptied, and it is desired to' remove the hopper, a rock shaft 148', jburnal'ed: in bearings onthchopper and theV hopper frame, is turned hy means of a crank handle 149, at the upper-end thereoh so' as to throw a pin 150" at or' near the lower end of the' shaft 148 inwardly over the scraper ring 145, in the manner illustrated: in` Fig: 9'. Consequently, when the ring 145 is carried upwardly by` the 52, it engages the' pin 150, and thereby lifts-thegh'opper out ofthe vessel or barrel, affter which the barrel or vesselI maybe unelam'pe'dj from the machine frame and' removed.

The verticali'side bars 33 of the hopper frame pass through guides 1'51 on the oppositely located. side bars 13t of the' machine frame, as'illhstrated iii-Fig: 3, which serves to gni-de and* steady` the movement of the plunger 75, and the parts-- directly connectvh o per.

rom' thel foregoing description, it will he observed that theframe of the machine' may be adjusted intoV properrelation to' the vessel or barrel, 'andJ clampedl thereto prior to `the operation ofthe machine: It will also be seen that the expanding and' contracting hopper may be gradi'ally' depressed` inL the lard 'contained in' the vesselg-so as to gatherl 'in and centraliz'e' the` lard within the cylindrical portion of' the hopper; f also beseen that the" fard. bucket is movj ableinto and: out ofthe hopperand: adapted' to have'its lower end opened" and closed, as

ltwill required, -and th'atthe bucket is adapted tol he lbcked in its dispensin'gpositinn; su that ,the discharge pipe' thereof may he coupled' ,td the dispensing nozzle, beneath. whichV a" ,suitable receptacle is' adapted to be sup- ;ported by. the table The bucketand the expressing plmgercperatingtherein are operable by' independentmeans, anda the shut'- tersv which open and'l close'thebottomof the lard; bucket are` automatically opened, as thebucket startsV to m'ove `dbwnwardlyto receive av charge: It will; also be' observed. that as soon as the Bucket becomes filled with a; suicient amount of lard, an alarm isv automatically sounded, thus advise,

. ing'an operatbrjoftlie fact. The amount of ilard expressed from the' lardlhu'cket i'sshown' by an 1ndcator152`at the front of the ma'- chine, saidv indicator, as shown in Fi .2, embodying a dial 153, andan indicator hand 154, on'the shaftY 155 01E-which is a dial op- Ierating gear 156 'which1 meshes with' rack" Ido into a shipping vessel,

nozzle in each teeth 157 on one edge of the plun er operating rack bar 77. The dial 153 vwi l be graduated, so as to indicate the amount of lard in weight forced through the dispensing depression of the plunger.

What is claimed is:

1. In a machine for dispensing lard from a shipping vessel, amachine frame, a lard centering hopper adapted for` movement in such vessel, a lard extracting bucket movable into and out of the hopper, and means for actuating the bucket. 2. In a machine for dispensing lard from a shipping vessel, a machine frame, an expansible lard centering hopper adapted for movementl in such vessel, a lard extracting bucket movable into and out of the hopper, and means for actuatin .the bucket.

3. In a machine for lspensing lard from a shi ping vessel, a machine frame, an expansi le lard centering hopper adapted for movement in such vessel, a lard extracting bucket movable into and out of the ho per, means for actuating the bucket, a sha t for contracting said hopper, and a spring acting on said shaft to expand the hopper when said shaft is free.

4. In a machine for dispensing lard from a shipping vessel, a machine frame, an expansible lard centering hopper adapted -for movement in such vessel, a lard extracting bucket movable into and out of the hopper, means for actuating'the bucket, and means for contractin the hopper.

5. In a mac ine for dispensing lard from a shipping vessel, a machine frame, an expansible lard centering `hopper adapted for movement in such vessel, a lard extracting bucket movable into and out of the hopper, means for actuating the bucket, means for contracting the hopper, and locking means for holding the hopper contracted.

6. In a machine for dispensing lard from a shippin vessel, a machine frame, a lard centering opper adaptedfor movement in such vessel, a lard extracting bucket movable l and out of the hopper, means for actuating the bucket, and 4hopper elevating means.

7. In a machine for dispensing lard from a machine frame, a lard centering hopper adapted for movement in such vessel, a lard extracting bucket movable into and out of the hopper, means for actuating the bucket, and means on the bucket for liftin the ho per.

8. n a mac ine for dispensing lard from a shipping vessel, a machine frame, means for raising and lowering said frame, a lard centering hopper adapted for movement in such vessel, a lard extracting bucket movable into and out of the hopper, and means for actuating the bucket.

9. In a machine for dispensing lard from a shipping vessel, a machine frame, means .holding the frame at lever mova for raising and lowering said frame, a lard centering hopper .adapted for movement 1n4 such vessel, a lard extracting bucket movable into and out of the hopper, means for actuating the bucket, and locking means for any height to which it is adjusted.

10. In a machine for dispensing lard Jfrom a ship ing vessel, a supporting stand, a machine ame adjustable vertically with relation to said stand, a lard centering hopper adapted for movement in such vessel, a lard extracting bucket movable into and out of the hopper, and means for actuating the bucket.

11. In a machine for dispensing lard from a shipping vessel, a supporting stand, a machine frame adjustable vertically with relation to said stand, a Vlard centering hopper adapted for movement in such vessel, a lard extracting bucket movable into and out of the hopper, means for actuating the bucket, and means for clamping the rame to s uch vessel. i

12. In a machine for dispensing lard from a shipping vessel, a machine frame, a lard centering hopper adapted for movement m such vessel, a frame carried by the hopper, and hopper expanding and contracting means on said hopper and frame.

13. In a machine or dispensing lard from ashipping vessel, a machine frame, a lard centering hopper adapted formovement 1n such vessel, a frame carried by the hopper, a lard extracting bucket movable into and out of the hopper, means for actuating the bucket, and means on the hopper frame for e'ecting an engaganent between the bucket and hopper whereby ward movement is caused to lift the hopper. 14. In a machine for dispensing lard from a shipping vessel, a machine frame, a lard centering hopper adapted for movement 1n such vessel, a lard extracting bucket movable into and out of the hopper, means for actuating said bucket, and means or opening and closing the bottom of sald bucket. 15. In a machine for dispensing lard from a shipping veel, a machine' frame, a lard centering hopper adapted for movement 1n such vessel, a lard extracting bucket movable into and out of the hopper, means for actuating the bucket, shutters for opening and closing the bottom of said bucket, and' operating means for said shutters.

16. In a machine for dispensing lard from a shipping vessel, a machine frame, a lard centering hopper adapted for movement in such vessel, a lard extracting bucket' movable into and out of the hopper means for actuating the bucket, shutters for opening and closi the bottom of .the bucket, and a nle with the bucket and connected with said shutters for operating the same.

. 1 7. In a machine for dispensing lard from a shipping vessel, a machine frame, a lard centering hopper adapted for movement in such vessel, a lard extracting bucket movable into and out of the hopper, means for actuating the bucket, shut-ters carried by the bucket and adapted to open and close the bottom thereof, Yand means operating auto- Amaticallyv to open said shutters in the down- Ward movement of the bucket. I

18. In a machine for dispensing lard from a shipping vessel., a machine frame, a lard centering hopper adapted for movement in said vessel, a lard extracting bucket movable- 1nto and out. of the hopper, means for actuating the bucket, shutters on the bucket for opening and closing the bottom thereof.

means operating automatically on the downward movement of the bucket to open said shutters, locking means for holdingv the l shutters open, and manually operated means Y for unlocking and closing said shutters.

' 20. In a machine for dispensing lard from a shipping vessel, a machine frame,t a lard centering hopper adapted for movement in such vessel, 'a'lard extracting bucketl movable into andY out of the hopper, means for actuating the bucket., means for opening and closing the bottom of thev bucket, and an expressing plunger mounted for movement into and out of the bucket.

21. In a. machine for dispensing lard from the shipping vessel, a machine frame, a lard centering hopper adapted for movement in such vessel, a lard extracting bucket movableV into and out of the hopper, means for actuating the bucket, means for opening and closing the bottom of the bucket, an expressing plunger adapted for movement into and out of the bucket, and rack and pinion mechanism lfor actuating said plunger.

22. In a machine for dispensing lard from a shipping vessel, a machine frame, a lard centering hopper ladapted for movement in such vessel, a lard extracting bucket movable into and outof the hopper, means for actuating the bucket, means for opening and closingrthe bottom of the bucket, an expressing plunger adapted for movement -into and outof the bucket, and means for locking the bucket in dispensing position.

23. In a machine for dispensing lard from a shipping vessel, .a machine frame, a lard centering hopper adapted for movement in such vessel, a lard extracting bucket movable into and out of the hopper, means for actuating the bucket, a lard expressing plunger adapted for movement into and out of the bucket., means for locking the bucket in dispensing position, and mechanism for tripping the bucket locking means.

24. In a machine for dispensing lard from discharge pipe for said bucket, and a dispensing nozzle with which said discharge pipe is adapted to register.

25. In a-machine for dispensing lard from a shipping vessel, a machine frame, a lard centering hopper adapted for movement in such vessel, a lard extracting bucket movable into andv out of the hopper, means for actuating the bucket, means for opening and closing the bottom of said bucket, means for locking the bucket in dispensing position, a discharge pipe for said bucket, and a dispensing nozzle supported by a stationary part of the frame and shiftable into and out ot coupled connection with said discharge P1139 26. In a machine for dispensing lard from a shipping vessel, amachine frame, a lard centering hopper adapted for movement in such vessel, a. lard extracting bucket movable into and outof the hopper, means for said bucket, and a shiftable dispensing nozzle mounted for longitudinal and axial v'actuating' said bucket, a discharge pipe for movement in a stationary part ofthe frame Aand adapted to be moved into and out of coupled engagement with said discharge P1Pe- 27. In a machine for dispensing lard from a shipping vessel, a machine frame, a lard centering hopper adapted for movement in such vessel, a lard extracting bucket movable into and out of the hopper, means for actuating the. bucket, a bell, and means for sounding the bell when the bucket is illed.

28. In a machine for dispensing lard from a shipping vessel, a machine frame, a lard centering hopper adapted `for movement in such vessel, alard extracting bucket movable into and out of the hopper, means for actuating the bucket, a bell, a bell hammer, a bell tripping lever arranged for actuation by the lard as the bucket is filled, and means -actuated by said tripping lever for setting and releasing the bell hammer.

29. In a machine for dispensing lard from al shipping vessel, a machine frame, a lard centering hopper adapted for movement in such vessel, a lard'extracting bucket movable into and out of the hopper, means for actuating the bucket,a bell, a bell hammer,

a bell tripping lever mounted for actuation by the lard as the bucket is lled, connections between said lever and the bell hammer for setting and tripping the latter, and a fixed trip arm with which said lever comes in contact in the upward movement f the bucket serving to throw the tripping lever outwardly.

30. In a machine for dispensing lard from a shipping vessel, a machine frame, a lard centering hopper adapted for movement in such vessel, a lard extracting bucket movable into and out of the hopper, means for actuating the bucket, and a scraper ring encircling said bucket and serving as a closure for the upper end of the hopper.

able into and out of the hopper, means for V actuating said bucket, an expressing plunger adapted for movement into and out of the bucket, a rack bar for moving said plunger, and a measuring indicator geared to said rack bar.

In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature in presence of twov witnesses.

HENRY E. PAOLUCCI.

Witnesses:

E. P. BURDICK,

C. W. DQRMAN. 

